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rupert murdoch stepping down. and it's political drama because he's so influential in british politics. counselor jivery to you b counselor, he knows there's problems on both sides? >> think of how difficult it is for them. they have to do two almost entirely contradictory things in their testimony tomorrow. one is they have to acknowledge responsibility. they have to say that what is completely obvious is that this was not some aberration. this was not one person or ten people. it was apparently thousands of people who were hacked and the idea that they didn't know is prepost rouse. but they can't confess to crimes. practically everyone around them has been arrested already. rebekah brooks, rupert murdoch's protÉge in great britain, arrested yesterday. they have to acknowledge but not admit. frankly, i don't know if it's possible. >> matthew, a bizarre twist. the whistle blower, shawu shaun found dead. >> this saga continues to develop by the hour here in the united kingdom. the police have issued a statement sa
rupert murdoch stepping down. and it's political drama because he's so influential in british politics. counselor jivery to you b counselor, he knows there's problems on both sides? >> think of how difficult it is for them. they have to do two almost entirely contradictory things in their testimony tomorrow. one is they have to acknowledge responsibility. they have to say that what is completely obvious is that this was not some aberration. this was not one person or ten people. it was...
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and his son, james murdoch, as well, right? >> that's right. they're supposed to be alongside her. there's really only so much all three of them can say as this police investigation is going on. rebekah brooks, if she's released and allowed to attend she probably can say even less because she can't prejudice the investigation. and also she could be in danger of incriminating herself. >> atika shubert, thanks so much from london. keep us posted on that. >>> meantime, in germany, it's an incredibly exciting final match at the women's world cup soccer tournament. and it's not over yet. apparently it's in overtime with team usa scoring two goals and japan with one. any predictions of a blowout by either the hot favorite of usa or the sentimental favorite of japan, all wrong so far. cnn's zain verjee is at the game in frankfurt, germany. wow, with the cheers right now, what's happening? >> if you can hear me, japan just missed a goal very closely. the u.s. is breathing a huge sigh of relief. u.s. is 2-1 up, is the score. they are mi
and his son, james murdoch, as well, right? >> that's right. they're supposed to be alongside her. there's really only so much all three of them can say as this police investigation is going on. rebekah brooks, if she's released and allowed to attend she probably can say even less because she can't prejudice the investigation. and also she could be in danger of incriminating herself. >> atika shubert, thanks so much from london. keep us posted on that. >>> meantime, in...
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and murdoch also summonsed this woman on the same day the murdochs are to appear. and neil wallace has been arrested. let's look at the online murdoch boycott movement. and there are a few responses to other tweets. to be fair the effort has not gained that much traction. it has only a few hundred followers last time we checked. but could you fully boycott murdoch's media reach? we looked into it, and turns out a boycott may not be so easy. for starters, you would need to stop watching your favorite tv shows on the video streaming site. readers of the "new york post" and "wall street journal," they would need to find a new source of news. and "american idol" runs on fox, owned by, yes, you guessed it, murdoch. and then for fans of the l.a. laker's star, kobe bryant, murdoch has partial ownership in the lakers and new york rangers, and madison's square garden, so forget concerts or other special events at those venues as well. there is one event connected to murdoch that you could watch for the next few years, and that's the super bowl. fox broadcasted the game from
and murdoch also summonsed this woman on the same day the murdochs are to appear. and neil wallace has been arrested. let's look at the online murdoch boycott movement. and there are a few responses to other tweets. to be fair the effort has not gained that much traction. it has only a few hundred followers last time we checked. but could you fully boycott murdoch's media reach? we looked into it, and turns out a boycott may not be so easy. for starters, you would need to stop watching your...
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murdoch's son and heir apparent, james murdoch, went on the bbc to try to limit the damage. take a look. >> i feel regret. clearly, the practices of certain individuals did not live up to the standards and quality of journalism that we believe in and that i believe in. and that this company believes in. >> americans are no strangers to the dark side of tabloid culture. of course, just take a look at some of the coverage in the casey anthony case, for example. but in great britain, this reaches a whole other level. in a moment, i'll be talking about all of this with a couple of keen observers. but first, a look at some of the other stories i'll be drilling down on tonight. >>> obama under fire. they say he's too quick to cave, and that's the democrats talking. >> do not consider social security a piggy bank for giving tax cuts to the wealthiest people in our country. >>> and the last shuttle flight, as it roars into space, it leaves behind one small american town and a love affair 30 years in the making. >>> then, he's conducted over 40,000 interview interviews, on first-name
murdoch's son and heir apparent, james murdoch, went on the bbc to try to limit the damage. take a look. >> i feel regret. clearly, the practices of certain individuals did not live up to the standards and quality of journalism that we believe in and that i believe in. and that this company believes in. >> americans are no strangers to the dark side of tabloid culture. of course, just take a look at some of the coverage in the casey anthony case, for example. but in great britain,...
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james murdoch is the chairman. it is clear now that he personally, without board approval, authorized money to be paid by his company to silence people who had been hacked. and to cover-up criminal behavior in his organization. this is nothing short of an attempt to pervert the course of justice. >> reporter: murdoch's news international denies any cover-up. and in a statement, it says, it welcomes the call for a public inquiry. the atmosphere down here at westminster can only be described as febrile. rebecca brooks remains in her post. but her friendships with the likes of tony blair and david cameron is on the real strain, as the true scale of phone hacking becomes apparent. dan rivers, cnn, london. >> as we said, advertisers are trying to distance themselves now from the scandal. let's look a few of the names. ford was the first company to announce it was suspending advertising in the paper and taking its business elsewhere. that opened the floodgates. and many more companies have followed suit. virgin holidays
james murdoch is the chairman. it is clear now that he personally, without board approval, authorized money to be paid by his company to silence people who had been hacked. and to cover-up criminal behavior in his organization. this is nothing short of an attempt to pervert the course of justice. >> reporter: murdoch's news international denies any cover-up. and in a statement, it says, it welcomes the call for a public inquiry. the atmosphere down here at westminster can only be...
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so for a company like that to function, clearly it does not depend on rupert murdoch or james murdoch. clearly, as a ceo, you have other functions that are managed by other people. i'm not worried about it at all because i do interact a lot with news corp., and i see a lot of depth at the management level at all levels. >> what mistakes do you think they've made managerially in handling the scandal? because the one thing that everyone seems to be in agreement about is they haven't handled it very well. >> you know, news corp. is a conglomerate that is really so diverse. it's available in five continents. if you take only the newspaper arena between -- among the united states, uk, australia, and other countries, you have hundreds of newspapers that have been published. clearly, "news of the world" in the uk went out of control, and the lesson learned here is that mr. rupert murdoch, james murdoch, and the management and board of directors there, they have to have more stringent rules and regulations. they have to tighten the boss a lot more internally, and they have to have independent
so for a company like that to function, clearly it does not depend on rupert murdoch or james murdoch. clearly, as a ceo, you have other functions that are managed by other people. i'm not worried about it at all because i do interact a lot with news corp., and i see a lot of depth at the management level at all levels. >> what mistakes do you think they've made managerially in handling the scandal? because the one thing that everyone seems to be in agreement about is they haven't handled...
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would murdoch know about these practices? would people under him know about these sorts of practices? >> yeah, well people under him should have known. i mean, when rebecca brooks who is his right-hand woman in britain were doing my job -- i became deputy feature editor, we were looking at the same books we had. and we were spending 4,000 pounds a week on private investigators doing these practices. and it's extraordinary, you know, if she was the department boss who then moved up to be editor, mine, how could you not notice the spend of over $100,000 a year on this kind of thing and not ask what it's for. her position is ludicrous. and even worse than that, for her to turn around and initially for them to say we didn't know about it, it was a rogue reporter acting on his own. and now five reporters have been arrested. i've been invited to scotland yard to be arrested three times. they were still saying we didn't know. it was just reporters actsing on their own. >> rupert murdoch and his son james have agreed to testify tuesd
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murdoch. >> all right. said he doesn't have more to say but actually he did. murdoch posted an ad. this one you're seeing in seven british newspapers this morning. in it, he says we are deeply sorry for the hurt suffered by the individuals affects. the "news of the world" was in the business holding others to account. it failed when it came to itself. rebecca brooks was in charge of news international, murdoch's company that oversaw the "news of the world." she has resigned. also resigning isles hinton, head of downtown jones company, another of mush doc's companies. he was actually the chief at news international when all this hacking first took place. we will be heading live to london for more on this at the top of the hour. >>> we are running out of time. the federal government is anyway. if there is no deal on on raising the debt ceiling by august 2nd, we are told that the u.s. government will not be able to pay all of its bills. president obama again tried to put pressure on republicans during a speech yesterday. >> the clear majority of republican voters think that any defici
murdoch. >> all right. said he doesn't have more to say but actually he did. murdoch posted an ad. this one you're seeing in seven british newspapers this morning. in it, he says we are deeply sorry for the hurt suffered by the individuals affects. the "news of the world" was in the business holding others to account. it failed when it came to itself. rebecca brooks was in charge of news international, murdoch's company that oversaw the "news of the world." she has...
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>> dan rivers with an update for you on the murdoch hacking scandal. thank you very much. >>> the united states is throwing its full support behind the rebels fighting to overthrow libyan moammar gadhafi. secretary of state hillary clinton said today the u.s. is officially recognizing the opposition transitional relation council as the legitimate governing authority for libya. she announced in istanbul, turkey at a meeting of over 30 nations. the move makes available to the rebel groups some of the more than $30 million in gadhafi government assets frozen in u.s. banks. >>> documents recovered from osama bin laden's compound indicate he spoke about attacking president obama and general david petraeus. a source familiar with materials says one one idea involved destroying the aircraft carrying the president and petraeus in the region. it's not clear if it was a planned attack or a general desire by bin laden to attack mr. obama and the general. the documents revealed while holed up in pakistan, bin laden encouraged direct plots to attack americans and u
>> dan rivers with an update for you on the murdoch hacking scandal. thank you very much. >>> the united states is throwing its full support behind the rebels fighting to overthrow libyan moammar gadhafi. secretary of state hillary clinton said today the u.s. is officially recognizing the opposition transitional relation council as the legitimate governing authority for libya. she announced in istanbul, turkey at a meeting of over 30 nations. the move makes available to the rebel...
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murdoch, will you tell us what you said to milly dowler's family? >> stop pushing! >> if you'll just keep silent for a minute. it was a totally private meeting. >> stop! >> get down. get down. get your head down, mate. can you tell us specifically what you said? >> no, i'm not. i'm the founder of the company. i was appalled to find out what happened. i apologize. i have nothing more to say. >> mr. murdoch, will you -- >> we'll see where this scandal goes next. >>> we're at 8 minutes past the hour now. you've got to hear this. kind of an outrageous story. has people asking a lot of questions. what should happen now? because ipad 2 was on sale yesterday for $69. you're hearing me right, folks. $69. they normally start at $699. it was posted incorrectly on the sears website and a lot of people had about 20 to 30 minutes to just rush on to the website and buy up those ipads. now, the others with the more gig, the 32 gig, they were being sold for $179. what you are seeing here is what one of our viewers sent to us. she actually has her receipt that shows that she bought
murdoch, will you tell us what you said to milly dowler's family? >> stop pushing! >> if you'll just keep silent for a minute. it was a totally private meeting. >> stop! >> get down. get down. get your head down, mate. can you tell us specifically what you said? >> no, i'm not. i'm the founder of the company. i was appalled to find out what happened. i apologize. i have nothing more to say. >> mr. murdoch, will you -- >> we'll see where this scandal...
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british party leaders take a stand against rupert murdoch. now he is dropping plans to buy the country's biggest satellite tv company. >>> a bliserring heat wave moves south. 11 states are under heat advisories. now some crops are in danger. >>> plus, are men finding jobs faster in this economy than women? that's what a new study suggests. >>> and finally, casey anthony jury was split down the middle before selttling on a verdict. >> what convinced you and the five others to switch your votes to not guilty? >> i think everyone will tell you the same thing. rk faster anr so you can get back to playing "angry birds." it lets you access business forms on the go, fire off e-mails with the qwerty keypad, and work securely around the world so you can get back to playing "angry birds." it's the android-powered phone that mixes business with pleasure. so let's get our work done, america, so we can all get back to playing "angry birds." the motorola expert from sprint. trouble hearing on the phone? visit sprintrelay.com. really? 25 grams of protein. w
british party leaders take a stand against rupert murdoch. now he is dropping plans to buy the country's biggest satellite tv company. >>> a bliserring heat wave moves south. 11 states are under heat advisories. now some crops are in danger. >>> plus, are men finding jobs faster in this economy than women? that's what a new study suggests. >>> and finally, casey anthony jury was split down the middle before selttling on a verdict. >> what convinced you and the...
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. >>> another rupert murdoch newspaper is stirring controversy. outrage really over an editorial cartoon that is being called shameless and offensive. we are following the story from london. monita? >> shameless, offensive, disgusting are some of the words being used to describe this cartoon which we are going to show you. it's basically depicting starving people in somalia with the caption, "we have had a belly full of phone hacking." this is in the "times of london" newspaper owned by rupert murdoch's news corp. it could be depicting the irony of the attention paid on the phone-hacking scandal which millions of people are starving in somalia and horn of africa. 4 million people are starving yet the headlines have been on rupert murdoch and his family over the phone-hacking scandal. again, there has been so much criticism and reaction to this cartoon which had the title priorities on it. some of the tweets that have been coming in. emma keller who is married to "the new york times" executive editor brian keller tweed anyone else wondering if this
. >>> another rupert murdoch newspaper is stirring controversy. outrage really over an editorial cartoon that is being called shameless and offensive. we are following the story from london. monita? >> shameless, offensive, disgusting are some of the words being used to describe this cartoon which we are going to show you. it's basically depicting starving people in somalia with the caption, "we have had a belly full of phone hacking." this is in the "times of...
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all of this comes as murdoch's own news corporation aims to take over british sky broadcasting. discussions on that have been going on for months. there's also been widespread opposition to that planned takeover. and just yesterday reacting to fresh allegations, the former deputy prime minister lord prescott began calling for the takeover to be blocked. john prescott himself is one of many politicians to have his phone hacked alongside numerous celebrities, stars and aides to the british royal family. as dan rivers reports, even though phone hacking revelations are nothing new, it dates back further than many realized. >> the murder of the 13-year-old schoolgirl milly doward in 2002 appalled britain. last month her killer, lev levi belfield was finally convicted. this is now come up with another inquiry, phone hacking. the scandal relates to the illegal tabloid practice of accessing cell phone messages left for celebrities in order to get stories. now it seems milly dowler's phone was also hacked after she had gone missing. journalists deleted messages from concerned friends and
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also new apologies from media mogul rupert murdoch. he met with the family of a murdered teenager whose phone was hacked by his now defunct tabloid. there are fast-moving developments in this scandal. it's ungulfing his entire news empire. and as casey anthony prepares to get out of jail on sunday, will she shun the media spotlight or will she try to capitalize on her supposed fame? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> president obama back at the bully pulpit for the second time this week to make sure ameripay bill. he went before reporters to keep pushing raising the debt ceiling limit before the august 2 deadline. he seems to be softening his terms somewhat. let's go to the white house. our correspondent dan lothian has the very latest. >> he said it' time for law makers from both parties to make tough choices. he says he's been willing to put entitlement programs on the table, but even so, there's no deal tonight. and some republicans are saying it's time for the president to put his own plan on the table, not make a
also new apologies from media mogul rupert murdoch. he met with the family of a murdered teenager whose phone was hacked by his now defunct tabloid. there are fast-moving developments in this scandal. it's ungulfing his entire news empire. and as casey anthony prepares to get out of jail on sunday, will she shun the media spotlight or will she try to capitalize on her supposed fame? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> president obama back at the bully pulpit for...
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rocking murdoch and his meda corporation. rebecca brooks was forced to design today. plus the scandal is starting to blow up here in the united states. the justice department is investigating claims that one of the tabloids tried to hack into the phones of 9/11 victims and their family's. let's talk about the resignation here. rebecca brooks, she has issued an apology. did she know -- do we know if she knew what was going on? >> all we know is what was put on the record. she has denied knowing in advance this was going on, the hacking scandal. she does make the comment that now she is very sorry for what happened and seems ton acknowledging in a way by these comments, i want to reiterate how sorry i am as to what we now know what has taken place. the jury is still out if we could prove what they knew. she has now resigned. >> and explain to us why the fbi, the justice department is now involved in this? >> well, it was parked -- the seed for this was an article in the british newspaper in which it was claimed that a retired new york cop, working as a private eye was c
rocking murdoch and his meda corporation. rebecca brooks was forced to design today. plus the scandal is starting to blow up here in the united states. the justice department is investigating claims that one of the tabloids tried to hack into the phones of 9/11 victims and their family's. let's talk about the resignation here. rebecca brooks, she has issued an apology. did she know -- do we know if she knew what was going on? >> all we know is what was put on the record. she has denied...
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rupert murdoch becomes the new owner. and the "news of the world" is murdoch's first fleet street forray. for the years that followed the newspaper built a reputation on hard-hitting exclusives, usually exposing the embarrassment of celebrities and politicians. prince harry, age 16, was one of the many to be exposed. then there was david beckham. he was exposed as an adulterer when they uncovered the secret affair he was having with his personal assistant. in 2005, the paper published a seemingly mundane story about prince william injuring his knee. it was another exclusive for the "news of the world" that made its reputation getting scoops. royal officials realized, that the story could only have been sought by the illegal interception of prince william's mobile phone voicemail. right there began the chain of events, allegations and scandals, that enveloped members of the royal family, celebrities, politicians, and now, murder and bomb victims. richard quest, cnn, london. >> it will print its final issue tomorrow. >>> th
rupert murdoch becomes the new owner. and the "news of the world" is murdoch's first fleet street forray. for the years that followed the newspaper built a reputation on hard-hitting exclusives, usually exposing the embarrassment of celebrities and politicians. prince harry, age 16, was one of the many to be exposed. then there was david beckham. he was exposed as an adulterer when they uncovered the secret affair he was having with his personal assistant. in 2005, the paper published...
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. >>> a top murdoch executive resigns this morning. rebekah brooks former head of the disgraced tabloid "news of the world" is gone. >>> in southern california, drivers buckling up for carmagedd carmageddon. a bridge demolition that will close down 405, one of california's busiest highways. >>> we begin with the resignation of a key executive in the rupert murdoch media empire. rebekah brooks is out. many people were outraged when brooks kept her job after the newspaper was shut down for scandalous reporting tactics. and as brooks steps down, the investigations ramp up. the fbi now investigating the murdoch empire right here in the united states. lawmakers demanding the probe amid reports that murdoch's journalists hacked the cell phones of 9/11 victims and their families. susan candiotti in new york with the details now. susan? >> reporter: hi, kyra. good morning to you. yes, this investigation is now 24 hours old. as fbi tries to figure out how they are going to approach this. all of it started, kyra, with a report in a british tablo
. >>> a top murdoch executive resigns this morning. rebekah brooks former head of the disgraced tabloid "news of the world" is gone. >>> in southern california, drivers buckling up for carmagedd carmageddon. a bridge demolition that will close down 405, one of california's busiest highways. >>> we begin with the resignation of a key executive in the rupert murdoch media empire. rebekah brooks is out. many people were outraged when brooks kept her job after...
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the tabloids were shut down this past week by rupert murdoch. allegations have hit too close to home for david cameron who had hired a former editor as his press secretary. >>> britain's most famous newlyweds are on a whirlwind tour of california today. prince william spent the last hour playing poe low in california. he was warned before the match he wasn't a good loser, he seemed ready to try the american version of the game. his new wife catherine joined him at the match. max foster joins us from los angeles with the latest. you don't look like you're ready to play polo? >> reporter: no, i'm ready for the red carpet. it's awesome being in a hot tux in a blazing afternoon in l.a. the polo match just recently finished, and the prince won. he seems to be playing a tough game. the duchess is about to award him with a trophy. everyone's standing by for the kiss. that's what speculators are worrying about in the media crowd. they're going to be promoting young u.k. interests. we're not sure who the a-listers are yet, but it hasn't been denied that
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and -- the three main figures at the center of all of this, rupert murdoch. his son james murdoch. rebecca brooks, chief executive. they were asked to come and appear before a committee here at the house of commons. now, we have been told the last few minutes rebecca will attend but rupert murdoch will not. james murdoch has said he can't attend on the date they asked him but could attend at a later point in august. and now as a result of that, that committee has issued a summons for rupert murdoch and james murdoch trying to force them to turn up on tuesday. they can't really do much about the fact that they don't want to come. both of those individuals are american. therefore, they have no real power to compel them to turn up. it is a real escalation in this. the fact that they dispatched, as they say, the sergeant at arms, deputy sergeant at arms, which is the security apparatus of the house of commons. to go and deliver this summons to the murdoches saying look, you have to come and you must come and explain yourself before this committee. it is -- pretty sensational turn of ev
and -- the three main figures at the center of all of this, rupert murdoch. his son james murdoch. rebecca brooks, chief executive. they were asked to come and appear before a committee here at the house of commons. now, we have been told the last few minutes rebecca will attend but rupert murdoch will not. james murdoch has said he can't attend on the date they asked him but could attend at a later point in august. and now as a result of that, that committee has issued a summons for rupert...
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murdoch. >> reporter: murdoch ignored calls from politicians earlier on monday to rethink the whole plan. >> i would say look how people feel about this, look how the country has reacted with revulsion to the revelations so do the decent and sensible thing and reconsider. think again about your bid for bskyb. >> reporter: taking full control of bskyb is a top priority for murdoch and newscorp, it now has 10 million british households signed up, paying on average $800 a year. that chunk of revenue could now be in jeopardy. >> bskyb is going to grow its revenues between 35% and 40% and it will throw off a lot of cash and it's a very secure business. >> reporter: with the closing of the 168-year-old "news of the world" sunday newspaper murdoch's news international now has three, not four british newspapers. will that be enough to satisfy the competition authorities that with bskyb, murdoch won't control too much of the media in britain or will the phone hacking scam make the deal too hot to handle? >> it schemes bskyb shareholders aren't thrilled to be associated with the phone hacking alle
murdoch. >> reporter: murdoch ignored calls from politicians earlier on monday to rethink the whole plan. >> i would say look how people feel about this, look how the country has reacted with revulsion to the revelations so do the decent and sensible thing and reconsider. think again about your bid for bskyb. >> reporter: taking full control of bskyb is a top priority for murdoch and newscorp, it now has 10 million british households signed up, paying on average $800 a year....
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murdoch is such a rich man. now we're reading about all the minneapolis millions of dollars in settlements throughout the years. that murdoch has paid in the past. so, the question is -- >> right, right. >> can he, can this company continue to pay its way out of such a devastating problem? >> i think it's going to be a challenge. it's long been said on wall street there's a bit of a murdoch discount, if you will, for murdoch shares. the company doesn't seem it always operates exactly for shareholders. it operates for rupert first. he has about a 38% controlling or voting stake. he will have discretion to do what he wants. buying "the wall street journal," for example, is something that the rest of the company and its shareholders wouldn't necessarily would have wanted to do. rupert, to the extent he is seen as weighing down shares and hurting kpt will hurt him going forward. and he is an 80-year-old man. a lot of of people are wondering, especially given how bad this has gotten, he can run a company. >> thanks.
murdoch is such a rich man. now we're reading about all the minneapolis millions of dollars in settlements throughout the years. that murdoch has paid in the past. so, the question is -- >> right, right. >> can he, can this company continue to pay its way out of such a devastating problem? >> i think it's going to be a challenge. it's long been said on wall street there's a bit of a murdoch discount, if you will, for murdoch shares. the company doesn't seem it always operates...
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"wall street journal", murdoch overpaid for that. at the end of the day this is an entertainment company. >> interesting. who is the next to fall in the scandal? >> well, the sewage waters are lapping at the guccis of james murdoch. now that rebekah brooks rebekah brooks and his trusted allies gone. his son is where it goes next. he was responsible for these properties in london at the time. rupert and james and rebekah brooks rebekah brooks will be testifying before parliament this week in the uk. someone asked me today from cnn how to describe that. it's more like an impeachment hearing for murdoch who is a quasi government powerful official in the uk. >> does this change anything? you said something about a leveraged buyout possibly of fox news, talking about our competitor here. you think this is going change the way that news is done or that they handle news if what you say, indeed, comes to fruition. >> i can't imagine newscorp itself can afford to be in the news business any more or afford the murdoches. the next question in t
"wall street journal", murdoch overpaid for that. at the end of the day this is an entertainment company. >> interesting. who is the next to fall in the scandal? >> well, the sewage waters are lapping at the guccis of james murdoch. now that rebekah brooks rebekah brooks and his trusted allies gone. his son is where it goes next. he was responsible for these properties in london at the time. rupert and james and rebekah brooks rebekah brooks will be testifying before...
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two other people are losing their jobs because of murdoch's decision to close this paper. a lot of people think he's protecting his top executives, particularly a woman named rebecca brooks who was the editor of "news of the world," and -- >> turnabout is fair play. >> yeah, and he wants to buy a broadcast company, a $12 million deal -- >> i need to tell you what just came in. andy coulson has just been released. >> murdoch's effort to buy the broadcasting company is greatly complicated, which is why he made that dramatic decision to shut the paper. >> that one did come out of the blue. thank you very much for being with us. >>> the clouds cleared, the space shuttle began its final journey. the launch, as nasa described it, 4 and a half million pounds of hardware and humans. our brooke baldwin was there to watch it live. we'll check in with her, coming up. nationwide insurance. talk to me. should i bundle all my policies with nationwide insurance ? watch this. on one hand, you have your home insurance with one company. and on another hand, you have your auto with another.
two other people are losing their jobs because of murdoch's decision to close this paper. a lot of people think he's protecting his top executives, particularly a woman named rebecca brooks who was the editor of "news of the world," and -- >> turnabout is fair play. >> yeah, and he wants to buy a broadcast company, a $12 million deal -- >> i need to tell you what just came in. andy coulson has just been released. >> murdoch's effort to buy the broadcasting...
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so finally the statement from james murdoch, the son of rupert murdoch, saying if allegations are true, it is inhuman that the paper and the company had failed toss to the bottom of repeated wrongdoing. what it says here is wrongdoers turned a good newsroom into bad. this it won't carry any advertising, but the money from subscriptions will go to good causes, and it will be the last edition. >> richard, just because the end of "news of the world" doesn't necessarily mean the end of the investigation or scandal? >> oh, there are two investigations. one into phone hacking scandal. documents have been revealed showing the newspaper paid the police either for tips or whatever. on top of that there's whole questions of civil litigation. no, this is not going away. why they have chosen to close the newspaper will be the interesting question, was it on moral grounds alone or commercial grounds? this was a brand that was destroyed. >> all right. richard quest, we appreciate you, as always. thank you so much. >>> we're getting close to the bottom of the hour here on this afternoon edition of th
so finally the statement from james murdoch, the son of rupert murdoch, saying if allegations are true, it is inhuman that the paper and the company had failed toss to the bottom of repeated wrongdoing. what it says here is wrongdoers turned a good newsroom into bad. this it won't carry any advertising, but the money from subscriptions will go to good causes, and it will be the last edition. >> richard, just because the end of "news of the world" doesn't necessarily mean the end...
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rupert murdoch is an elderly man. whether he leaves this year or next year or five years, there's been talk about succession plans for him. analysts have been thinking for days it may happen. >> murdoch would stay on the company's chairman if he decides to give up his duties as chief executive officer. >> news corp got a taste of its own medicine yesterday when hackers took control of the sun website. hackers posted a fake news story. visitors were redirected to the twitter feed of a well known hacking group that breached websites belonging to sony, pbs and the u.s. senate. keep it on cnn for live coverage of the parliament hearings. >>> we want to hear from you. our question of the day. do you think that rupert murdoch knew about the phone hacking? send us an e-mail or a tweet. we'll read your comments throughout the morning. >>> 15 days and counting until the deadline for potentially da disastrous government default. president obama insists thprogrs is being made. >> today republicans will put their plan to a vote l
rupert murdoch is an elderly man. whether he leaves this year or next year or five years, there's been talk about succession plans for him. analysts have been thinking for days it may happen. >> murdoch would stay on the company's chairman if he decides to give up his duties as chief executive officer. >> news corp got a taste of its own medicine yesterday when hackers took control of the sun website. hackers posted a fake news story. visitors were redirected to the twitter feed of...
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rupert murdoch's top newspaper executive rebecca brooks is out on bail. she was arrested over the growing phone hacking scandal. the police commissioner, paul stephenson, also resigned yesterday. >>> casey anthony is out of jail and for the moment at least out of the spotlight. the attorney for casey's parents, george and cindy anthony, say that they refused a request to act as media decoys when their daughter was released from jail yesterday. casey anthony was driven away by her defense team and remains in hiding. >>> congressman leonard boswell is okay after an armed home invasion this iowa farmhouse. the 77-year-old boswell reportedly struggled with the gunman saturday night before his grandson grabbed a shotgun and pointed it at the intruder who then fled. obviously police still on the hunt for that home invasion intruder. >>> the senate could vote as early as this week on a scaled-down plan allowing president obama to raise the nation's debt ceiling. lawmakers have just 16 days left to strike a deal and after that, treasury department says that the u
rupert murdoch's top newspaper executive rebecca brooks is out on bail. she was arrested over the growing phone hacking scandal. the police commissioner, paul stephenson, also resigned yesterday. >>> casey anthony is out of jail and for the moment at least out of the spotlight. the attorney for casey's parents, george and cindy anthony, say that they refused a request to act as media decoys when their daughter was released from jail yesterday. casey anthony was driven away by her...
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rupert murdoch's media empire under fire. his reporters how accused of illegally invading the privacy of britain's former prime minister as this hacking scandal widens. we're live from london ahead. >> i'm ali velshi. much of the country literally feeling the heat and relief from the summer scotcher may be days away on this "american morning." >>> and good morning to you. thanks so much for being with us on this "american morning." it's tuesday, july 12th. christine has the morning off. >> we've got a lot of news this morning, including some breaking news out of afghanistan. >> that's right. we begin there where afghan president hamid karzai's half brother was found shot to death at his home. ahmed wali karzai was the provenÇal council chief of kandahar. he suffered gunshot wounds to his head and chest according to hospital officials. a spokesman for kandahar's government said a guard killed karzai. the taliban says -- >> we've seen the worst so far. excessive heat warnings and advisories posted in 23 states. the heat in man
rupert murdoch's media empire under fire. his reporters how accused of illegally invading the privacy of britain's former prime minister as this hacking scandal widens. we're live from london ahead. >> i'm ali velshi. much of the country literally feeling the heat and relief from the summer scotcher may be days away on this "american morning." >>> and good morning to you. thanks so much for being with us on this "american morning." it's tuesday, july 12th....
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do you think that murdoch can survive this? >> he has been an extraordinary man for newspapers and the media. he probably will survive, but will his son james take over as many people thought he would, or will he go to one of the americans at news corp and have them take over eventually. james murdoch was more involved than rupert was during the scandals, and we'll see whether james can survive as well. >> i want to ask you about prime minister cameron. we're getting word that he will cut his trip to afriof africa sd come back to deal with the scandal. the woman who really seems to be at the center of this, rebekah brooks -- >> yeah, they are friends, and, you know, you have to court people who run newspapers in the country, and mr. murdoch hired andy coalstin, and rebekah brooks took over the newspapers and there are pictures with them together. there is a small group that know each other and control things, and rebekah brooks was powerful and a young lady that rose quickly through the ranks of the newspapers, and she started
do you think that murdoch can survive this? >> he has been an extraordinary man for newspapers and the media. he probably will survive, but will his son james take over as many people thought he would, or will he go to one of the americans at news corp and have them take over eventually. james murdoch was more involved than rupert was during the scandals, and we'll see whether james can survive as well. >> i want to ask you about prime minister cameron. we're getting word that he...
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now, because rupert murdoch and james murdoch have u.s. citizenship, i don't think they can be forced to come along, but it's going to be pretty embarrassing if they don't turn up with all these allegations swirling around. >> sure. do we know if either one of these murdochs could face criminal charges here? >> reporter: well, at the moment i don't think there is any evidence that could result in criminal charges for them. some -- one reporter for "news of the world" already served four months in prison as has a private detective working for "news of the world. others working for them have been arrested. a former editor, not formally indicted yet or put to trial. i think we're a long way yet from the trail of evidence leading all the way up to james murdoch, and james murdoch is maintaining he knew nothing about this at all. >> okay. >> reporter: the police have a long way to go, i think, if that's the direction they're going. >> we know the family of milly dowler, the voicemail hacked by newscorp, "news of the world." her family is meetin
now, because rupert murdoch and james murdoch have u.s. citizenship, i don't think they can be forced to come along, but it's going to be pretty embarrassing if they don't turn up with all these allegations swirling around. >> sure. do we know if either one of these murdochs could face criminal charges here? >> reporter: well, at the moment i don't think there is any evidence that could result in criminal charges for them. some -- one reporter for "news of the world"...
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of course, james murdoch and rupert murdoch will also be there and they may be constrained by what they can say because of the ongoing investigation. >> and it seems like this would present other problems because scotland yard questioning her, arresting rebekah brooks and yet scotland yards is being investigated because of their inappropriate relations with this media empire. >> well, that's just it. a lot of people are asking just how close were reporters at "news of the world" with police because of new revelations that a former "news of the world" deputy editor was a communication consultant for the police at the same time that he seemed to be reporting back to news international. so there is a lot -- it's a big tangled web here of police contacts, reporters at "news of the world," not to mention high-level politics. remember rebekah brooks was the same person that wine and dined political figures for the murdoch family. that's what makes this arrest so fascinating. she's the highest profile arrest so far. every arrest it seems to have gotten closer and closer to the murdoch family.
of course, james murdoch and rupert murdoch will also be there and they may be constrained by what they can say because of the ongoing investigation. >> and it seems like this would present other problems because scotland yard questioning her, arresting rebekah brooks and yet scotland yards is being investigated because of their inappropriate relations with this media empire. >> well, that's just it. a lot of people are asking just how close were reporters at "news of the...
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in other words, may be replacing james murdoch all together. i spoke to a member of the board this afternoon. he called those reports, quote, total crap. wolf? >> what about the british prime minister, david cameron? is he in any jeopardy now? >> when this scandal blew up a couple of weeks ago, most observers would say no, he's not but some observers are saying this is very embarrassing to him, lapping at the door of ten downing street. embarrassing because of his ties to that editor andy coulson and others. now not out of the question he could suffer at some other level. whether it takes him down or not, doubtful, but he could suffer politically. >> brought andy coulson into his government as director of communications. thanks very much for that. >>> meanwhile, the scandal has grown closer to rupert murdoch as brian reported with the arrest of his protege and deputy rebekah brooks. more on her meteoric rise and stunning fall. >> reporter: in the cozy world of british politics and media, rebekah brooks was at its very center. she wined and dine
in other words, may be replacing james murdoch all together. i spoke to a member of the board this afternoon. he called those reports, quote, total crap. wolf? >> what about the british prime minister, david cameron? is he in any jeopardy now? >> when this scandal blew up a couple of weeks ago, most observers would say no, he's not but some observers are saying this is very embarrassing to him, lapping at the door of ten downing street. embarrassing because of his ties to that...
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she is a trusted lieutenant of rupert murdoch. so the mere fact that she has been arrested is very significant. >> atika shubert, thanks so much from london. >>> meantime, this is a very exciting day, especially if you love soccer. united states of america versus japan. those two teams are on the pitch face to face right now in frankfurt, germany. it's the women's world cup of soccer. we're live at the venue, of course. we're also live in tokyo. that is where we find paula hancocks among fans hoping for their first tournament title. on the other side of the world we're live in new york with susan candiotti. she's with usa supporters at a german sports pub in manhattan. we're also watching soccer fans in washington, d.c., spending their sunday cheering on the american women. all right. so let's first go to tokyo where it is after 5:00 in the morning. but that certainly does not mean that people are not going to come out in full force there. paula, describe the scene there. >> reporter: well, fredricka, up until about a minute ago t
she is a trusted lieutenant of rupert murdoch. so the mere fact that she has been arrested is very significant. >> atika shubert, thanks so much from london. >>> meantime, this is a very exciting day, especially if you love soccer. united states of america versus japan. those two teams are on the pitch face to face right now in frankfurt, germany. it's the women's world cup of soccer. we're live at the venue, of course. we're also live in tokyo. that is where we find paula...
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it's part of the media empire run by rupert murdoch. murdoch's son james talked about the move to close up shop. >> i feel regret. clearly the practices of certain individuals did not live up to the standards and quality of journalism that we believe in and that i believe in. and that this company believes in. >> this all started with this huge scandal where the reporters were hacking into the voice mail of missing girl, actually giving -- >> false hope. >> altering. >> the investigation. you may know rupert murdoch as the man who owns fox, "new york post." analysts say losing "news of the world" would barely make a dent in his media company known as news corp. that stock was hit so investors and insiders are feeling the financial heat from this because it has -- >> it's a news organization and so the reputation is everything and that we'll have to see where the fallout goes. >> can you imagine being the family of the young girl who's missing, and you -- a reporter is hacking into the voice males and deleting them so they can hear what'
it's part of the media empire run by rupert murdoch. murdoch's son james talked about the move to close up shop. >> i feel regret. clearly the practices of certain individuals did not live up to the standards and quality of journalism that we believe in and that i believe in. and that this company believes in. >> this all started with this huge scandal where the reporters were hacking into the voice mail of missing girl, actually giving -- >> false hope. >> altering....
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murdoch's right hand in great britain, news international ceo rebekah brooks resigned in the wake of the hacking scandal. >>> after five straight days president obama and congressional leaders are taking a break from the debt ceiling talks and each other today. democrats and republicans will meet separately to assess the progress of the talks. >>> he was planning another 9/11, "the wall street journal" says osama bin laden was putting together a team of terrorists to attack the united states ten years to the day that the twin towers came down. the intel comes from documents navy s.e.a.l.s seized when they killed the terror leader. >>> thousands of protesters are blocking cairo's tahrir square again. these are new pictures. scenes of mass protests that toppled a dictatorship over the winter, now protesters are back to take back their revolution. >> we don't see a good sign yet. we are still waiting for a good sign. we have only seen intimidation, threats, and some attempts to try to pretend they are doing what they are not doing. >> frederik pleitgen is live for us in cairo. what are
murdoch's right hand in great britain, news international ceo rebekah brooks resigned in the wake of the hacking scandal. >>> after five straight days president obama and congressional leaders are taking a break from the debt ceiling talks and each other today. democrats and republicans will meet separately to assess the progress of the talks. >>> he was planning another 9/11, "the wall street journal" says osama bin laden was putting together a team of terrorists to...
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faking a story about murdoch dying. anonymous and like-minded groups rely on the faceless, the nameless nature of the internet to get away with their trespasses. but authorities say they know who at least some of them are. this week the fbi arrested 16 alleged members of anonymous here in the u.s. and another five in europe. most of them are charged in the cyber-attack on paypal in december. hackers at paypal, mastercard and visa, after they cut ties with the whistleblower site wikileaks. they've become famous for videos like these -- ♪ >> as a wise man once said, an era doesn'ttened on depend -- doesn't depend on a state until you refuse to correct it. >> all right. i want to bring in our tech expert now. daniel seberg. what do we know about who anonymous is? >> reporter: as you might imagine, a group who calls itself anonymous, they do not want to know -- do not want you to know who they are. they like to portray themselves as everywhere and nowhere. they're your neighbor. they're a kid down the street. they're a bu
faking a story about murdoch dying. anonymous and like-minded groups rely on the faceless, the nameless nature of the internet to get away with their trespasses. but authorities say they know who at least some of them are. this week the fbi arrested 16 alleged members of anonymous here in the u.s. and another five in europe. most of them are charged in the cyber-attack on paypal in december. hackers at paypal, mastercard and visa, after they cut ties with the whistleblower site wikileaks....
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murdoch's now defunt newspaper, editor encouraged reporters to hack into voice mails. the son's website is down on the security and taking credit. here in the united states, borders cannot find a buyer for its remaining 399 stores so it will liquidate, costing almost 11,000 jobs. >>> still to come, the washington post and david gergen dissect president obama's handling of the debt crisis. >>> and, next, 40u your confidence level of the economy impacts the president's re-election odds. you name it. i've tried it. but nothing's helped me beat my back pain. then i tried this. it's salonpas. this is the relief i've been looking for. salonpas has 2 powerful pain fighting ingredients that work for up to 12 hours. and my pharmacist told me it's the only otc pain patch approved for sale using the same rigorous clinical testing that's required for prescription pain medications. proven. powerful. safe. salonpas. we inspect your air filter, cabin filter. there's bugs, leaves, lint, crud. you'll be breathing that. i do believe it's part of a locust. make sure your alignments good.
murdoch's now defunt newspaper, editor encouraged reporters to hack into voice mails. the son's website is down on the security and taking credit. here in the united states, borders cannot find a buyer for its remaining 399 stores so it will liquidate, costing almost 11,000 jobs. >>> still to come, the washington post and david gergen dissect president obama's handling of the debt crisis. >>> and, next, 40u your confidence level of the economy impacts the president's...
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owner rupert murdoch arrived in london today in a bid to limit damage to the rest of his media empire. >>> and the shuttle "atlantis" arrives at the international space station one last time a short time ago. the astronauts were welcomed aboard by the station's current crew. they have brought along a year's worth of supplies, and it's going to take them about a week to unload all of it. >>> join me for more news at the top of the hour. back to "fareed zakaria: gps" in a moment. >> okay. put your thinking caps on far moment. which continent has six of the world's ten fastest growing economies? which continent is projected to have the world's third largest city by population in just a few years? which continue nen has the world's newest nation? if you picked asia, that's wrong. one more question might help you get the answer. which continent has seven of the top ten failed states in the world? the continent, of course, is africa. that's what i want to talk to my two terrific guests about. nicholas kristof and peter godwin, african-born author and reporter. both are just back from africa
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this comes one day after rue merit murdoch denied any direct involvement of hacking by reporters of the "news of the world" newspaper. six people were mauled by this stray leopard after it wandered into a village in india. they made several attempts to tranquilize the leopard and it was eventually caught. syrian troops shot and killed perhaps as many as ten people during a funeral for protesters. this happened tuesday. mourners scattered when gunfire erupted. and some of those syrians told rueters, troops in armored vehicles moveded into every neighborhood in homes. just a reminder, we have to rely on our amateur video coming out of syria. journalists had not been allowed in country, although we've had several folks in the capital city of damascus. and a showdown with schoolchildren caught in the middle. the school board says it won't open schools until the city pays $55 million it owes the school district. the board says it needs the money to open the doors. but the mayor says he is working towards a resolution and he believes school will start on time. teachers are supposed to go back
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